Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
What do you think the Chinese Exclusion act is?
It prohibited Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States.
What was the Immigration Act of 1965?
It allowed many skilled Asian workers to be able to immigrate to the United States.
What is gentrification?
It is the process of changing a person, house, or area so that it conforms to more middle-class & affluent ideals.
Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act put into place?
Chinese immigrants were willing to work dangerous jobs with little pay, which were driving down wages for cheap labor on the West Coast.
What impact does gentrification have on cities, for example, Chinatown?
As more buildings are being built to attract potential residents, the original residents are suffering as a result. Due to the increased buildings, rent price is increasing making it difficult to pay and forcing people to relocate elsewhere.
In 1943, the Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed, why do you think this is?
In WWII, China, an ally of the U.S, was fighting against Imperial Japan, an enemy of the U.S.
The U.S wanted to keep China as an ally so they got rid of negative stereotypes of Chinese Americans and spread negative stereotypes of Japanese Americans. Most importantly, they repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act to show that they really are an ally.